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Business briefsBy SUZANNE SCRUGGS © St. Petersburg Times, published September 13, 2000 The Tampa Bay International Business Council, The Florida District Export Council and the Export Assistance Center of the U.S. Department of Commerce will have a networking session from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the Royal Palm Ballroom, 700 N West Shore Blvd. in Tampa. Bill Manning, president and general manager of the Tampa Bay Mutiny, will discuss the Mutiny's impact on the Tampa economy and its international connection. Cost is $10 for members, $20 for non-members. Call (727) 298-8589. The Florida Public Relations Association-Tampa Bay Chapter will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill, 1320 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. The guest speaker will be Darryl Dawkins, head coach for the Tampa Bay Thunderdawgs. Dawkins will discuss "Marketing a New Sports Team." Cost is $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Call Jolene Nixon (727) 347-6133. A proposed chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute has been formed and named the Central Florida Chapter. The emerging Central Florida Chapter will have its first meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Wyndam Westshore Hotel in Tampa. The guest speaker will be Rusty Page, an investor relations professional who is founder and principal of an equity marketing/investor relations firm in North Carolina. Cost is $35 for members, $45 for non-members. Call Sandrine Margrey (941) 330-1558. The International Association of Administrative Professionals-City Center Chapter will meet at noon Sept. 20 at the Hyatt Regency in Tampa. The guest speaker will be Jodi Mcpherson from Florida Metropolitan University. The topic of discussion will be "Microsoft Office User Specialist Certification." Cost is $15. Call Heidi Louden (813) 221-7930. Internet Business Association International will meet at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 20 at the Rusty Pelican Restaurant on Rocky Point, 2425 Rocky Point Drive in Tampa. The guest speaker will be Jim Gillin, regional manager at Microsoft. Gillin's topic of discussion will be Microsoft.NET: The Next Generation. The discussion is aimed at business professionals to help them seize new and profitable opportunities on the Internet and to run their businesses more efficiently. Cost is $20 members, $30 non-members. Reservations only. Call Lauren Shiner (813) 963-1251. Nacore International-Tampa Bay Chapter will meet at noon Sept. 21 at Landry's Seafood Restaurant, 7616 Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa. Guest speaker Alex Dymterko of Commercial Net Lease Realty will discuss the importance of leadership in the field of real estate and the traits and qualities that are essential to both the individual and the organization. Cost is $20 for members, $25 for non-members. Call Alan Cooper (813) 349-8374. The University of South Florida's Small Business Development Center will host its sixth annual Women in Business Symposium and Expo from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 22 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 4500 W Cypress Street in Tampa. Keynote speaker will be Sondra Guffey, money editor at Bay News 9. This event will consist of a day of workshops, one-on-one consultations and networking opportunities. Cost is $75. Call (813) 905-5800. - Information for Business Briefs should be sent to Suzanne Scruggs, 1000 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 700, Tampa, FL 33602, or faxed to her at 226-3381.
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